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Night procession at a temple-like setting lit by strings of multicoloured fairy lights. A decorated deity murti sits on a silver palanquin garlanded with yellow, orange and red flower garlands, carried on shoulders by bare-chested young men in orange and saffron dhotis with white tilak. A bearded man in a white dhoti and a gold chain stands at left with bare torso and rudraksha-style adornment. Women in orange and saffron saris and shawls stand at right, one holding a mala. Several men hold up aloft cloth-wrapped poles. Red and white painted walls frame the path.

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Night procession at an ashram with strings of multicoloured fairy lights overhead. A deity murti, richly decorated with flower garlands in red, yellow and white and a silver-framed palanquin base, is carried on shoulders by men with bare upper bodies, saffron and orange cloths, and sacred ash marks on their foreheads and arms. Among the carriers, a bearded man wears a white dhoti, and several women in orange and maroon saris with red bindis follow beside the palanquin. A young boy in a turquoise dhoti stands at left. Green and white painted pillars frame the path.2017-01-08Night procession at an ashram with string lights overhead. A deity murti decorated with marigold and multicoloured flower garlands and a white silver-style platform is carried on a palanquin by several bare-chested men in saffron and orange dhotis and sashes, with white tilak marks on their bodies. A man in a white dhoti and grey hair with a gold chain and rudraksha-style beads stands at left. Women in rust-brown and orange saris and gold necklaces walk at right, one holding a microphone. Red and white painted walls frame the path.2017-01-08January 08 20172017-01-08January 08 20172017-01-08January 08 20172017-01-08January 08 20172017-01-08January 08 20172017-01-08Evening procession under a metal-roofed pavilion strung with multicoloured fairy lights and hanging round lamps. At centre, a deity murti is carried on a silver-toned palanquin, adorned with a large garland of flowers and a decorated crown-like top. Men in saffron/orange robes and bare-chested devotees with white tilak and rudraksha malas carry it; one man in an orange robe holds a brass vessel. Women in red and orange saris with gold borders and bead necklaces walk alongside, and a few people sit at the left. The procession suggests a Vaikunta Ekadashi-style temple procession.2017-01-08January 08 20172017-01-08January 08 20172017-01-08Night procession at Adi KAILASA, Bidadi, showing a decorated deity murti (utsava image) carried on a silver palanquin-style platform. The murti is adorned with a large garland of yellow, red and white flowers and green leaves, with a gold halo-like backdrop. Several men carry the palanquin on their shoulders: a man in orange robes with a light blue cloth at left, and bare-chested men wearing white tilak markings on their foreheads, rudraksha malas and orange cloths. A man at right wears glasses, a white garland and white tilak. Strings of coloured lights and a canopy appear at right. This is a procession of the deity murti, not an identified individual.2017-01-08January 08 20172017-01-08